The company, home to artists like Rema and Ayra Starr, is at the forefront of Africa’s Afrobeats movement, which has been exploding across the globe.
“It’s high vibrational music. God blessed us,” the singer said of the Afrobeats genre.
The track samples Brandy’s 1998 Mase-assisted song “Top of the World.”
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“We really hit a sweet spot in terms of multiple influences coming together seamlessly. There’s something for everyone,” says Epic Records president Ezekiel Lewis.
Executives and creatives gathered in Miami, Fla. to discuss current challenges for African artists and how they can break through on a global scale.
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The artists in the running discuss the category’s first class and how they hope this step will inspire the industry going forward.
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